02186cam a2200457 i 4500 113675 113675 BJBSDDR 20230411090617.0 ta 120918s2014 nyu 001 0 eng 9780143124535 (pbk.) 0143124536 (pbk.) DLC eng DLC eng pcc BX 955.3 T368v 2014 262/.136 Thavis, John. The Vatican diaries : a behind-the-scenes look at the power, personalities, and politics at the heart of the Catholic Church / John Thavis. New York : Penguin Books, 2014. 336 pages ; 22 cm text rdacontent unmediated rdamedia volume rdacarrier "First published in the United States of America by Viking Penguin, 2013. This edition with a new introduction and afterword published in Penguin Books 2014"--Title page verso Includes index The bells Up in the air Nuestro Padre Bones Cat and mouse Latinist The Pope who would be saint Hemlines and banana peels Sex The real Benedict For more than twenty-five years, journalist John Thavis reported on the inner workings of the Vatican for the Catholic News Service. Thavis reveals Vatican City as a place struggling to define itself in the face of internal and external threats, where Curia cardinals fight private wars and sexual abuse scandals threaten to undermine papal authority. Thavis also takes readers through the politicking behind the election of Pope Francis and what we might expect from his papacy Benedict XVI Pope, 1927- Benedicto XVI, Papa, 1927- Catholic Church Government. Iglesia Católica Gobierno Papacy History. Papas Historia 9992 Historia eclesiástica 25353 Vatican City History. Ciudad del Vaticano Historia 23367 7 cbc orignew 1 ecip 20 y-gencatlg lcc BK lmm 0 0 0 0 HU BJB BJB HU 2019-11-08 0 BX 955.3 T368v 2014 00000138070 2019-11-08 00:00:00 1 2019-11-08 BK